Author: George MadisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Winchester firearms
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
The Winchester Book
Author: George MadisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Winchester firearms
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
The Winchester Handbook
Author: George MadisPublisher:
ISBN: 9780910156042
Category : Winchester firearms
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Winchester
Author: Laura TrevelyanPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300223382
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
A fascinating history of the family behind the popular firearm that changed America and the world Arguably the world's most famous firearm, the Winchester Repeating Rifle was sought after by a cast of characters ranging from the settlers of the American West to the Ottoman Empire's Army. Laura Trevelyan, a descendant of the Winchester family, offers an engrossing personal history of the colorful New England clan responsible for the creation and manufacture of the "Gun that Won the West." Trevelyan chronicles the rise and fortunes of a great American arms dynasty, from Oliver Winchester's involvement with the Volcanic Arms Company in 1855 through the turbulent decades of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. She explores the evolution of an iconic, paradigm-changing weapon that has become a part of American culture; a longtime favorite of collectors and gun enthusiasts that has been celebrated in fiction, glorified in Hollywood, and applauded in endorsements from the likes of Annie Oakley, Theodore Roosevelt, Ernest Hemingway, and Native American tribesmen who called it "the spirit gun."
Evolution of the Winchester
Author: R. Bruce McDowellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The Winchester Bible
Author: Claire DonovanWinchester Lever Legacy
Author: Clyde WilliamsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780962026713
Category : Cartridges
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
The Winchester Model Twelve
Author: George MadisPublisher:
ISBN: 9780910156066
Category : Shotguns
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Winchester
Author: Laura TrevelyanPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300225652
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
“Details the extraordinary life of Oliver Winchester, the company, and its rapid rise and slow fall as told by a distant family descendant.”—American Gunsmith Arguably the world’s most famous firearm, the Winchester Repeating Rifle was sought after by a cast of characters ranging from the settlers of the American West to the Ottoman Empire’s Army. Laura Trevelyan, a descendant of the Winchester family, offers an engrossing personal history of the colorful New England clan responsible for the creation and manufacture of the “Gun that Won the West.” Trevelyan chronicles the rise and fortunes of a great American arms dynasty, from Oliver Winchester’s involvement with the Volcanic Arms Company in 1855 through the turbulent decades of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. She explores the evolution of an iconic, paradigm-changing weapon that has become a part of American culture; a longtime favorite of collectors and gun enthusiasts that has been celebrated in fiction, glorified in Hollywood, and applauded in endorsements from the likes of Annie Oakley, Theodore Roosevelt, Ernest Hemingway, and Native American tribesmen who called it “the spirit gun.” “[A] detailed but accessible look at the life, times and commerce of Oliver Winchester—Trevelyan’s great great great grandfather—and his many descendants of both the human and firearms varieties . . . Whether you’re a fan of firearms or simply of American history, there is much to enjoy and learn in this easy-to-read and well-footnoted volume.”—American Shooting Journal “The book is beautifully illustrated, with fascinating photos of the Winchester family, and with well-known historical figures—including the Native American leader Geronimo and President Theodore Roosevelt—clutching their repeating rifles.”—Times Literary Supplement
The Winchester Mystery House
Author: Matt DoedenPublisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1515725774
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
"A You Choose adventure that takes place inside the Winchester Mystery House"--
The Winchester Run
Author: Ralph ComptonPublisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN: 1429903163
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
On a frontier torn by war and renegades, they carried a cargo more valuable than gold... Miners dug for fortunes. Soldiers died on open plains. And a few brave men drove the wooden freight wagons into the wild land. Now, master Western novelist Ralph Compton tells the real story of the tough-as-leather men who blazed the way into the untamed frontier. Once they drove longhorns. Now Mac Tunstall and his band of Texans must take a shipment of Winchesters by rail and wagon all the way to the U.S. Army in Austin. But from the moment the wagoneers set out, violence and treachery stalk their trail. From Dodge to the Brazos, half the outlaws on the frontier are aiming to get hold of an arsenal that could blow the West wide open. And Mac and his men don't see one danger until it's too late-four beautiful, headstrong women determined to share a trail of courage and tears all the way to the end.